Are you a Marxist

[two sheds]

Nope. There's a useful distinction to be made.

Is that Groucho?

 

[Idris2002]

No, I'm just a bit Marxish.

 

[danny la rouge]

Is that Groucho?

No.

 

[two sheds]

I'm agin it then

 

[ManchesterBeth]

Nope. There's a useful distinction to be made.

Oh I know, I just can't abide the word 'marxian.' sounds wrong to me. Sounds like fucking Keynesian or Nietzschean or wank like that.

 

[danny la rouge]

I'm agin it then

You're against what?

 

[danny la rouge]

Oh I know, I just can't abide the word 'marxian.' sounds wrong to me. Sounds like fucking Keynesian or Nietzschean or wank like that.

Well, "Marxist" connotes "Marxist-Leninist"; I don't want to connote Marxist-Leninist.

"-ian" is just a suffix. Musician, proletarian, Hibernian. Don't make no never mind.

 

[two sheds]

You're against what?

Anything that doesn't acknowledge Groucho's teachings.

 

[brogdale]

Paul Goodman's description of the development of his 'Marxism', offers a fairly close fit to my own view.

...I found, again and again, that the conclusions I slowly and imperfectly arrived at were already fully and demonstrably (and I may say, beautifully) expressed by Karl Marx. So I too was a Marxist! I decided with pleasure, for it is excellent to belong to a tradition and have wise friends. This was Marx as a social psychologist. But as regards political action...it never seemed to me that the slogans of the Marxians, nor even of Marx, led to fraternal socialism (that... requires the absence of state or other coercive power); rather they led away from it. Bakunin was better. Kropotkin I agree with.
Goodman, P. (1962). Drawing the Line: A Pamphlet. NY: Random House.

 

[Pickman's model]

 

[SpineyNorman]

I reckon I am. I am also the most communist person on urban.

 

[brogdale]

I am also the most communist person on urban.

 

[NoXion]

I like to think that I am, but no doubt someone somewhere would cast me out as a heretic for some stupid reason or another.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Just wondering how many Marxists we have on this site.

Define "Marxist".

Do I think Marxian economic, social and historical analysis is still a valid tool? Yes.

Am I a "Marxist" because I think that? No.

 

[Orang Utan]

How about Marxish?

 

[bi0boy]

Well, "Marxist" connotes "Marxist-Leninist"; I don't want to connote Marxist-Leninist.

"-ian" is just a suffix. Musician, proletarian, Hibernian. Don't make no never mind.

How about Marxophile?

 

[danny la rouge]

How about Marxophile?

Well, I don't love him, I just think his critique of capitalism is spot on.

 

[Sprocket.]

Historically speaking I would be of the Marxist school, politically speaking I know you may think that, but I could not possibly comment!

 

[DotCommunist]

Historically speaking I would be of the Marxist school, politically speaking I know you may think that, but I could not possibly comment!

Have ever worked towards the destruction of the united states of america?

/mcarthy

 

[DotCommunist]

I'm not a Marxist myself, but some of my best friends are

and you

 

[Sprocket.]

Have ever worked towards the destruction of the united states of america?

/mcarthy

I once thought about the destruction of United carpets.

 

[timeforanother]

I'm just a list. But proud of a lot of the commie jews. Shame on those who keep the Palatinians in such a way.

 

[timeforanother]

My youngest daughter is called Rosa too, I come from German Jews. And a bit of welsh and english.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Anything that doesn't acknowledge Groucho's teachings.

no matter what it is or who commenced it, i'm against it

 

[timeforanother]

All power to Groucho. As well as other dead people of brilliance.

I wish I can visit Cuba before it descends; I know it isn't the real thing, but got to admire some of the things they did, and get some sun.

 

[pengaleng]

theres no option for not knowing who mark is

 

[timeforanother]

The language of marx has got lost, it sounds like a cliche even when he is spot on.

Talking about who owns the warehouses, and who ate all the pies is more relevant.

 

[brogdale]

bi0boy 's thread got me re-reading my old (Soviet print) copy of "The Eighteenth Brumaire..." and I have to say I was taken with this:-

Those 'Saving Labour' high priests of order might care to read on and speculate on their fate!

 

[timeforanother]

bi0boy 's thread got me re-reading my old (Soviet print) copy of "The Eighteenth Brumaire..." and I have to say I was taken with this:-

Those 'Saving Labour' high priests of order might care to read on and speculate on their fate!

Seems a beter read than Anti-Duhring, which I found a bit stale.

I'm not suggesting Nu-Coke, just we need current language, I think JC did that wonderfully on the debate last night.

 

[redcogs]

Definitely a marxist of the armchair variety.

There is a copy of the Manifesto of the Communist Party in our bathroom, next to the toilet. " A spectre is haunting the earth etc.." Loads of marx's tomes on dusty shelves.